Editorial Faux Pas

Last month we had a review of Lenore McComas Coberly’s new book, From the West Virginia Hills.  Unfortunately, the address to order the book was wrong.  The correct address is:

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Mining Matters

By Cindy Rank As portions of the world – including the U.S. – begin to seriously look beyond coal, regions once dominated by coal…

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What’s Up with the Legislature?

By John McFerrin             As this issue of The Highlands Voice goes to print the West Virginia Legislature is entering its last, frenetic days.  Pending bills compete for…

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Plenty of Problems for Proposed Experimental Mine

By Jeanne Bell The final Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled for release mid-summer 2021 for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (a…

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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Seeks Program Director

WVHC, now in its 54th year, currently serves approximately 1,500 members and supporters with a strong history of promoting, encouraging, and working for the conservation and an appreciation of…

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West Virginia Deciding How to Measure Clean Water

By John McFerrin             West Virginia is considering how it will determine whether the water in streams and rivers is clean.  The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy…

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Low Cost Environmental Summer Camp Invites New Campers, Counselors in June 2021

Camp Waldo is an environmentally focused, nonprofit summer camp in southern West Virginia. It invites campers and counselors to apply to join us at for a three-week overnight…

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Things get a little bit better for birds

By John McFerrin             For a migratory bird, life is no picnic.  Many of them travel thousands of miles.  Even if they can escape natural predators and…

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Another Earth Day

by Marion Harless          Wisconsin’s Senator Gaylord Nelson thought it would be wonderful to have a student led teach-in on the environment at the nation’s…

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WV Senate Passes DEP-backed Bill Weakening Some Water Quality Standards

By Mike Tony The West Virginia Senate has passed legislative rules on environmental protection that include a weakening of water quality standards for certain…

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